W04 ICD-10-CA category: Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

W04 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 9 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

W04

Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in W04

W04 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

Notes for W04

As CIHI prints them, with any note W04 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Accidentally dropped while being carried

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

Use additional code from category (U98.-) to identify place of occurrence.From W00-W19 Falls

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Assault (Y01-Y02)fall (in)(from):• animal (V80.-)• burning building (X00.-)• into• fire (X00-X04, X08-X09)• water (with drowning or submersion) (W65-W74)• machinery (in operation) (W28-W31)• transport vehicle (V01-V99)intentional self-harm (X80-X81)repeated falls not resulting from accident (R29.6)From W00-W19 Falls

Note

This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)

Where W04 sits

1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
2Block V01-X59Accidents
3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
4Block W00-W19Falls
5Category W04Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

Source and release

Data release: ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date: Apr 1, 2026
Publisher: CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See W04 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is W04 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. W04 (Fall while being carried or supported by other persons) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 9 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is W04 in ICD-10-CA?

W04 sits under W00-W19 Falls, within W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).

What coding notes apply to W04?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for W04, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.